Remote Work Without Burnout: Boundaries, Deep Work and Better Team Norms | Phil Strazzulla

Send us Fan MailRemote work does not fail simply because people are working from home. It fails when businesses change the location of work without redesigning how the team communicates, focuses and switches off.In this episode, Peter Boolkah speaks with Phil Strazzulla, founder and CEO of SelectSoftware Reviews, about the systems and leadership practices that help remote teams perform without allowing work to take over their lives.Phil explains why companies that were forced into remote work frequently struggled: they had no established communication rules, unsuitable home-working environments and few boundaries separating work from personal life.Peter and Phil discuss how leaders can create a healthier and more effective remote-working environment through clearer expectations, better routines and deliberate protection of focused work.You’ll discover:Why remote work requires different operating practicesHow physical spaces and routines help separate work from home lifeWhy constant interruptions undermine concentrationHow leaders can establish communication and response-time expectationsWhy remote teams need documented working normsHow to protect time for deep, focused workWhy some people thrive remotely while others struggleHow tools such as Focusmate can help people develop better working habitsWhy keeping someone in an unsuitable role is not necessarily an act of kindnessHow better remote systems reduce pressure on both employees and leadersRemote work can create enormous flexibility, but only when the organisation learns how to operate remotely rather than attempting to reproduce the office through a screen.ABOUT PHIL STRAZZULLAPhil Strazzulla is the founder and CEO of SelectSoftware Reviews, a research platform that helps HR and talent-acquisition teams evaluate and buy business software. He is an HR-technology specialist, software entrepreneur and Harvard MBA.CONNECT WITH PHIL STRAZZULLASelectSoftware Reviews: https://www.selectsoftwarereviews.comLinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/philstrazzullaThis conversation provides general business and workplace perspectives. It does not constitute medical, legal, employment or mental-health advice.CONNECT WITH PETER BOOLKAHWebsite: https://www.boolkah.comLinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/boolkahInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/pboolkah/Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/BoolkahX: https://twitter.com/boolkahABOUT PETER BOOLKAHPeter Boolkah is a business coach, author and speaker who has spent more than 20 years helping business owners build stronger, more valuable businesses that do not depend on them for everything.He is the creator of The Hamster Wheel Trap® and author of Your Business Sucks: Build a Business That Works Without Destroying Your Life.Peter works with founders and leadership teams on the issues that ultimately determine whether a business creates freedom or becomes another job: leadership, founder dependency, people, profit, execution, scaling, exit readiness and enterprise value.His approach is direct, practical and built around one simple question:Do you own the business, or does the business own you?Learn more at https://www.boolkah.com